Super Satisfied With My PC So Far

Frvr

Member
Was delivered in 15 days; well within their quoted times. Loving it so far but my only nitpicks would be that I wish the GPU power cable was routed differently (but cable management is great otherwise) and that the M.2 heatsink was not moved from where it comes installed in the box to where my SSD was actually installed in the M.2_1 slot. PCS's own M.2 SSD has an amazingly annoying red light that flashes brighter than my future so I installed the heatsink onto it. Wasn't a huge inconvenience but I imagine that another first time owner of a bespoke desktop would have no idea that the metal stick on the motherboard could be moved onto the SSD.

Another than those little complaints, I had a great experience with the service. The little starter guide that PC Specialist included in the box with all the spare cables, cable ties etc, was very handy to familiarise me with my machine. Didn't come with foam packaged inside the chasis but nothing came damaged or unplugged/loose so no sweat on my back there. The live chat operator was a little blunt but was very helpful and was quick to give me an update when I had questions about the production times. Big thanks to @Nursemorph for helping me reconfigure my build to something a little more cost effective. Photos included at the bottom.

Case
NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Six Core CPU (4.5GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Production Dates
Processed Date 04-09-2020
Pre-Production Date 04-09-2020
Build Date 15-09-2020
Test Date 15-09-2020
Awaiting Dispatch Date 15-09-2020
Dispatch Date 16-09-2020


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target680

Bronze Level Poster
I ordered mine last week and i have been nervous about build quality, cable managment etc. I dont neccessarly know what i am looking at when it comes to heat sinks etc.

Glad you had a good experiance.
 

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
I ordered mine last week and i have been nervous about build quality, cable managment etc. I dont neccessarly know what i am looking at when it comes to heat sinks etc.
Did you ask for advice on here before ordering? If you post your spec, what you want to use it for, and your maximum budget, we'll let you know whether there is anything you need to worry about. :)
 

Frvr

Member
Glad to hear you are...hmmm.....99% happy with it? ;)

Seriously though....am happy that you found my advice useful and got a system you are happy with (y)


Haha, 99% would be pretty accurate. I'm definitely glad I went with your advice
Maybe my only regret is that I was unable to wait for the rtx 3070 release. But now I have something to save up for at least.
 
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Frvr

Member
You'd better get to some serious saving then as you will be needing a new monitor to go with it :)

I actually ended getting the 144hz 1440p Acer Nitro instead of 1080p. I will be saving up for a second monitor though. If I can wing it I'd love to get a matching one just for aesthetics sake but if not I'll just get a cheaper 2nd monitor.
The only thing that I've done post getting my PC is ordering sleeved extension cables which arrive next week.
 

Crizzy G

Gold Level Poster
I actually ended getting the 144hz 1440p Acer Nitro instead of 1080p. I will be saving up for a second monitor though. If I can wing it I'd love to get a matching one just for aesthetics sake but if not I'll just get a cheaper 2nd monitor.
The only thing that I've done post getting my PC is ordering sleeved extension cables which arrive next week.

Which 1? Ultrawide?
 
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